 <p style="text-align: right;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brago, King Eternal" href="#" target="_blank">Brago, King Eternal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | art by <a href="https://www.karlaortizart.com/">Karla Ortiz</a></p> <p>Hello Everyone! I’m Levi from the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5n27ku41qleRMM7CKrWOh3">Thought Vessel Show</a>, and today I am very excited to debut a new series here at EDHREC called <em>Ten Under Twenty</em>, where we take a deep dive on a single commander and find those cards that are simply not getting the respect they deserve.</p> <p>You may find similarities between this series and the “Challenge the Stats” segment on EDHRECCast. The main difference is we are looking for several hidden gems for only one commander at a time. This week, we are looking at one of my favorite commanders of all time, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Brago, King Eternal" href="#" target="_blank">Brago, King Eternal</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p> <p>In order to qualify for this list, the card has to appear in less than 20% of decks here on EDHREC. This is a buffet-style list, meaning you can take whatever you like and leave whatever you don't.</p> <p>My goal here is to simply shine some light on some great cards that deserve some love. Let’s jump right in!</p> <h3>10.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Delney, Streetwise Lookout" href="#" target="_blank">Delney, Streetwise Lookout</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (11%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Delney, Streetwise Lookout"></div></div> <p>Starting out our list is an absolute beast of a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Panharmonicon" href="#" target="_blank">Panharmonicon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> effect in Delney, Streetwise Lookout. For starters, Delney’s first ability ensures that Brago cannot be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater, which makes the chances of Brago being able to connect for damage almost a guarantee.</p> <p>Speaking of that trigger, the Brago blink effect is also copied, meaning you can flicker every nonland permanent you control twice per turn. And those creatures coming into play with power two or less will also have their triggered abilities doubled.</p> <p>Essentially, this means that one <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Wall of Omens" href="#" target="_blank">Wall of Omens</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will draw four cards per turn. That’s an incredible amount of value.</p> <h3>9.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mightstone and Weakstone" href="#" target="_blank">The Mightstone and Weakstone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (11%) </h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Mightstone and Weakstone"></div></div> <p>Being that this is the second half of the melded combination, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Urza, Planeswalker" href="#" target="_blank">Urza, Planeswalker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mightstone and Weakstone" href="#" target="_blank">The Mightstone and Weakstone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> goes under the radar. This card can do plenty on its own without its other half, being repeatable ramp, card draw, and spot removal at the same time.</p> <p>In decks that are taking advantage of the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Strionic Resonator" href="#" target="_blank">Strionic Resonator</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> infinite combo, the mana can be used to activate the artifact and draw your entire deck at the same time.</p> <h3>8.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Glen Elendra Archmage" href="#" target="_blank">Glen Elendra Archmage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (11%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Glen Elendra Archmage"></div></div> <p>In a deck like this, keeping Brago safe from removal is essential. If you can do that with the right pieces on board, you can take complete control of the game. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Glen Elendra Archmage" href="#" target="_blank">Glen Elendra Archmage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a great protective tool.</p> <p>When <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Glen Elendra Archmage" href="#" target="_blank">Glen Elendra Archmage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is sacrificed, it comes back into play with a -1/-1 counter. When you blink it with Brago, that ability resets, and you can counter something else and keep <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Glen Elendra Archmage" href="#" target="_blank">Glen Elendra Archmage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> around. It becomes an extremely effective removal engine.</p> <h3>7.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Sword of Hearth and Home" href="#" target="_blank">Sword of Hearth and Home</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (10%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sword of Hearth and Home"></div></div> <p> This one is pretty simple compared to the rest of the list. Being able to protect Brago from removal spells like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Swords to Plowshares" href="#" target="_blank">Swords to Plowshares</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Beast Within" href="#" target="_blank">Beast Within</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can function like hexproof.</p> <p>Blink decks are also mana-hungry, so being able to get that extra land per turn can really add up if the game runs longer. Also, never underestimate being able to blink your best payoff one extra time per turn. Having a card like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Agent of Treachery" href="#" target="_blank">Agent of Treachery</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to blink in play could make all the difference.</p> <h3>6.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blessed Sanctuary" href="#" target="_blank">Blessed Sanctuary</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (7%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Blessed Sanctuary"></div></div> <p>This one is more for the bracket two or bracket three style of lists. One of the biggest weaknesses of a blink-style deck is the lack of raw power to use in combat.</p> <p>If Brago were to come across a mono-green stompy deck that had the capability to prevent Brago from connecting with combat damage, this would be a tough spot to work from. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blessed Sanctuary" href="#" target="_blank">Blessed Sanctuary</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> would protect against damage-based board wipes like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Blasphemous Act" href="#" target="_blank">Blasphemous Act</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and also provide a very steady flow of attackers or blockers in the 2/2 Unicorns it makes every time a nontoken creature enters. Off of a Brago trigger, that number could easily be 5–10 Unicorns without a lot of difficulty.</p> <h3>5.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elspeth Conquers Death" href="#" target="_blank">Elspeth Conquers Death</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (7%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Elspeth Conquers Death"></div></div> <p>Sagas are a really neat inclusion in a Brago deck since Brago has the capability of blinking them and resetting their lore counters to keep them around. On chapter one, you get a very versatile removal spell for any big threats.</p> <p>When it gets to chapter two, you can consistently slow things down for your opponents by making spells cost two more mana. By chapter three, if you want to let it move toward chapter three, you can bring back your best creature or planeswalker from the graveyard to use again.</p> <h3>4.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Parting Gust" href="#" target="_blank">Parting Gust</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (6%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Parting Gust"></div></div> <p>It’s important in a blink deck to have removal that isn’t tied to a creature in the event that an opponent plays a card like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines" href="#" target="_blank">Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> that can completely shut down our entire strategy. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Parting Gust" href="#" target="_blank">Parting Gust</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> has the great ability to either be a removal spell or a single-target blink spell depending on what you need at the moment.</p> <h3>3.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scroll of Fate" href="#" target="_blank">Scroll of Fate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (5%) </h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Scroll of Fate"></div></div> <p>This card is criminally underplayed. With a Brago trigger on the stack, you can manifest a card into play, which will be blinked and come in on the face-up side. This can allow us to cheat a high mana value card or combo piece without giving opponents the chance to counter the spell.</p> <p>At its floor, it can be used to manifest extra lands. Routinely, we can flash in a card like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Teferi, Time Raveler" href="#" target="_blank">Teferi, Time Raveler</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to prevent players from casting spells on our turns. Since manifest is a more niche mechanic, this card is flying under the radar. Hopefully, that will change.</p> <h3>2.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Plagon, Lord of the Beach" href="#" target="_blank">Plagon, Lord of the Beach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (0.88%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Plagon, Lord of the Beach"></div></div> <p>For a super sleeper, we have Plagon, Lord of the Beach. Plagon allows us to draw a card for each creature you have that has a toughness greater than power. With Brago in play, this is a minimum of two cards per trigger.</p> <p>Since blink creatures are usually smaller and a good portion of them do, in fact, have greater toughness than power, Plagon can easily draw 5+ cards per turn. In a lesser capacity, you can also pay one mana to have Brago attack for four damage rather than two.</p> <p>1.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Raven’s Warning" href="#" target="_blank">The Raven’s Warning</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (0.57%)</p> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="The Raven’s Warning"></div></div> <p>Our second saga on the list, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Raven’s Warning" href="#" target="_blank">The Raven’s Warning</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, is a great card for information. Initially, it will produce a 1/1 flying Bird with some life gain, which when repeated can actually be pretty effective. The second chapter lets you look at each opponent’s hand and draw cards.</p> <p>When playing a deck like this, being able to know the potential threats your opponents are hiding can make you borderline invincible. This card definitely scales with the skill of the pilot, but fair warning: this card does take a lot of time to resolve and can lead to a bit of analysis paralysis.</p> <h2>3 Cards You Don't Always Need for Brago</h2> <p>Now, with all these cards that I am suggesting, it can be intimidating to find cards to cut from the deck to make room. So, in our section, we’ll be looking at some cut candidates.</p> <p>These are good cards, showing up in over 50% of Brago decks here on EDHREC. Just because something is popular doesn’t mean it's an undisputed auto-include. Let's start off with a blink staple.</p> <h3>1.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mulldrifter" href="#" target="_blank">Mulldrifter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (59%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mulldrifter"></div></div> <p>Ah yes, the flying fish. Drawing two cards per entering the battlefield is indeed a strong ability. If you have a card in hand like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ephemerate" href="#" target="_blank">Ephemerate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, you can actually get around the sacrifice portion of the evoke cost.</p> <p>However, with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="The Mightstone and Weakstone" href="#" target="_blank">The Mightstone and Weakstone</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Plagon, Lord of the Beach" href="#" target="_blank">Plagon, Lord of the Beach</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> being on the list, we’re simply able to get more bang for the buck with these cards over <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mulldrifter" href="#" target="_blank">Mulldrifter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>.</p> <p>Card advantage isn’t as much of a problem in a deck like Brago that has so many repeatable card advantage engines in the 99, and it’s good to look for cards that can wear multiple hats.</p> <h3>2.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reality Acid" href="#" target="_blank">Reality Acid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (53%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Reality Acid"></div></div> <p>This is a card that I actually used to run in my personal Brago list. Being able to remove something for three mana repeatedly is a very solid effect. Since you can blink this card, the time counters running out really isn’t as big of an issue as it appears to be.</p> <p>It's also nice to have a removal spell that simply says “permanent” instead of “nonland permanent” or something even more restrictive. The downside of this card is that this is a leaves-the-battlefield ability instead of an enters-the-battlefield ability.</p> <p>This means that any type of ETB-doubling cards in the deck do not impact this card at all. Additionally, with a traditional removal ETB ability like on <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Solitude" href="#" target="_blank">Solitude</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, this can be used twice in the turn it is cast. You also have to telegraph your next removal target by enchanting it without an effective way of using it again until your next turn.</p> <p>If the enchanted permanent can be removed by sacrificing, for example, then the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Reality Acid" href="#" target="_blank">Reality Acid</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is taken off the board without any real ability to stop it from happening. Because of this, I’m more cold on this card than the average Brago player.</p> <h3>3.) <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ghostly Flicker" href="#" target="_blank">Ghostly Flicker</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> (54%)</h3> <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Ghostly Flicker"></div></div> <p>Another staple in blink decks. The main problem with this card is that we simply have access to better cards. For less mana I would want something like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ephemerate" href="#" target="_blank">Ephemerate</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, for more versatility I want <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Parting Gust" href="#" target="_blank">Parting Gust</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, and for a better utility, I want <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Eerie Interlude" href="#" target="_blank">Eerie Interlude</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Ghostway" href="#" target="_blank">Ghostway</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> at a minimum.</p> <p>In a blink deck that also uses white, I just feel we have better things that we can be doing in the 99 with the exception of using this card as a combo piece to win the game.</p> <p>And there you have it! These are some incredible cards that you might want to consider putting in your Brago, King Eternal deck. If you have a commander that you would like to see in the next <em>Ten Under Twenty</em> article or a card you feel needs some love, leave a comment. Until next time, happy brewing!</p> 

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<h6 style="text-align: right;">(<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.artstation.com/algenpfleger">Johannes Voss</a>)</h6>
<h1>Attack of the Clones</h1>
<p> Hello all, and welcome to <em>Pet Project</em>. I’m Martin, and I’ve been playing <em>MtG</em> since the release of <em>Magic 2014– Duels of the Planeswalkers</em>. I started playing Commander around a year later, because I wanted a place to play with some of my favourite cards and synergies way below the power level of constructed formats – especially after I realised that building a deck around <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Azor&#039;s Elocutors" href="#" target="_blank">Azor&#039;s Elocutors</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in Standard was hardly going to book my ticket to the Pro Tour. In that vein, this series is going to see us forget all the wonderful legendary creatures <em>Wizards of the Coast</em> give us to use as our generals, and instead focus on using some of my pet cards as the hidden commander we build around. This first article is going to be focused on one of my all-time favourite enchantments: <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Mirror March"></div></div> <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is an absolutely ridiculous card. On the one hand, there’s a 50% chance it literally does nothing; on the other hand, we might win forty flips in a row and swing in for lethal – although this hasn’t happened to me yet. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can be utterly useless, or explosively overpowered – either way, it makes for some hilariously memorable gameplay. </p>
<h2>The Gameplan</h2>
<p> Going onto <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>’s <a href="https://edhrec.com/cards/mirror-march">EDHREC page</a> and looking at the cards most commonly played with it, we can see how to get the most out of the card. One <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on its own sees us average around 1 token per creature we play – but paired with some other spicy effects, we can bump that number up significantly. <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Krark&#039;s Thumb Panharmonicon Parallel Lives"></div></div> <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krark&#039;s Thumb" href="#" target="_blank">Krark&#039;s Thumb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is crucial to our game plan. With the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krark&#039;s Thumb" href="#" target="_blank">Thumb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in play, the 50% chance of whiffing gets cut in half, and the chances of us getting 2 or more creatures goes from 25% to 56.25%. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krark&#039;s Thumb" href="#" target="_blank">Thumb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is so essential to any deck built around coin flipping that it’s usually paired with a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Tribute Mage" href="#" target="_blank">Tribute Mage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to tutor it out. Today’s build is no different. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Panharmonicon" href="#" target="_blank">Panharmonicon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, meanwhile, is similarly busted; not only does it mean the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> will trigger twice for each creature that enters, every single enter-the-battlefield (ETB) effect from the creature’s tokens will also be doubled. Also frequently paired with <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are ETB creatures, and we’ll want to play as many of these as we can. <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thragtusk Mulldrifter Eternal Witness"></div></div> Even an innocuous creature like a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mulldrifter" href="#" target="_blank">Mulldrifter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can push you far enough ahead to win the game in this deck. Playing the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mulldrifter" href="#" target="_blank">Mulldrifter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> with a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krark&#039;s Thumb" href="#" target="_blank">Krark&#039;s Thumb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> on the board, we’ll be odds on to draw at least 6 cards; throw a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Panharmonicon" href="#" target="_blank">Panharmonicon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> into the mix, and we can expect to draw at least <em>twenty-four</em>. </p>
<h2>Picking the General</h2>
<p> Now we know roughly what our deck wants to do, it’s the perfect time to pick a general as, unfortunately, <em>Wizards of the Coast</em> haven’t messed with the rules of Magic enough to enable us to put a non-legendary enchantment in our command zone. Most of the commanders commonly played alongside the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> are mono-red, such as <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Delina, Wild Mage" href="#" target="_blank">Delina, Wild Mage</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, or <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Norin the Wary" href="#" target="_blank">Norin the Wary</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> – but to fit as many ETB synergies in as possible, ideally we’ll also have access to white, blue and green in our deck. Immediately, one legend stuck out: <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Omnath, Locus of Creation"></div></div> Omnath doesn’t just include all the colours we want, it (elemental manifestations of mana have yet to develop gender reveal parties, leaving Omnath a genderless entity) comes along with a useful ETB trigger. Omnath’s <em>Landfall </em>ability is also powerful enough to be useful even when we’re not building around it - even just playing and promptly cracking a fetchland is enough to generate 4 mana. </p>
<h2>Filling the Deck Out</h2>
<p> We’re going to be wanting to share a lot of our deck, then, with typical flicker strategies. By far, the main benefit of creating temporary clones is rebuying ETB effects. Going onto <a href="https://edhrec.com/themes/blink">EDHREC’s Blink theme page</a>, we can see some of the best cards for this role. First are the value creatures, like the aforementioned <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mulldrifter" href="#" target="_blank">Mulldrifter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> – bringing along effects like removal, card draw and ramp, these permanents are the bread and butter of our deck. <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Risen Reef Wood Elves Reflector Mage"></div></div> Easily the best one of these value creatures is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Risen Reef" href="#" target="_blank">Risen Reef</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. Since each <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Risen Reef" href="#" target="_blank">Reef</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> triggers on each other <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Risen Reef" href="#" target="_blank">Reef</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> entering, it scales obscenely well. In fact, when we really get going, sometimes the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Risen Reef" href="#" target="_blank">Reef</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can be a little too good - more than once, I've created so many tokens I've drawn my entire deck and milled myself out. Whoops. Then come the big haymakers: <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="God-Eternal Rhonas Myr Battlesphere"></div></div> When paired along with a <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and a few of our other synergies, these creatures don’t just tend to win the game, they tend to do so in a hilariously one-sided fashion. Get a couple of <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="God-Eternal Rhonas" href="#" target="_blank">God-Eternal Rhonas</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> tokens in play, for instance, and suddenly the power of your board has been quintupled. Finally, of course, we need to ensure that we have the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> in play as often as possible – both through tutoring for it, and protecting it once we’ve got it. To find some of these cards, I looked at the <a href="https://edhrec.com/themes/enchantments">EDHREC page for enchantment decks</a>: <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Sterling Grove Greater Auramancy Moon-Blessed Cleric"></div></div> By fitting in enough of these cards, we can guarantee that we get the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> almost every game, and that it sticks around long enough for us to accrue such absurd value that it usually spirals into a win. Usually cramming your deck full of tutors makes the gameplay repetitive - but going off with the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is usually so hilariously chaotic, I've found it never gets boring. Another set of cards looking at the enchantment page allowed me to discover was effects like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirrormade" href="#" target="_blank">Mirrormade</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Copy Enchantment" href="#" target="_blank">Copy Enchantment</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, because the only thing better than one <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is, of course, two <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>es. Putting all these cards together, we get the following list: <div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Omnath Mirror March" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="[Commander] *1 Omnath, Locus of Creation [/Commander] [Creatures] *1 Agent of Treachery *1 Avenger of Zendikar *1 Etali, Primal Conqueror *1 Geist-Honored Monk *1 God-Eternal Rhonas *1 Goldnight Commander *1 Kalonian Hydra *1 Myr Battlesphere *1 Sanctuary Warden *1 Terror of the Peaks *1 Titan of Industry *1 Harmonic Sliver *1 Inferno Titan *1 Ixidron *1 Reflector Mage *1 Skyclave Apparition *1 Ethereal Usher *1 Moon-Blessed Cleric *1 Tribute Mage *1 Clever Impersonator *1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines *1 Cloudblazer *1 Coiling Oracle *1 Inspiring Overseer *1 Mulldrifter *1 Risen Reef *1 Watcher for Tomorrow *1 Deadeye Navigator *1 Soulherder *1 Thassa, Deep-Dwelling *1 Dockside Extortionist *1 Farhaven Elf *1 Primeval Herald *1 Sakura-Tribe Elder *1 Solemn Simulacrum *1 Topiary Stomper *1 Wood Elves *1 Eternal Witness *1 Timeless Witness *1 Thragtusk *1 Glasspool Mimic [/Creatures] [Enchantments] *1 Mirror March *1 Dual Nature *1 Flameshadow Conjuring *1 Copy Enchantment *1 Mirrormade *1 Parallel Lives *1 Aura Shards *1 Cathar&#039;s Crusade *1 Greater Auramancy *1 Sterling Grove *1 Estrid&#039;s Invocation [/enchantments] [Artifacts] *1 Panharmonicon *1 Birthing Pod *1 Sol Ring *1 Krark&#039;s Thumb [/Artifacts] [Sorceries] *1 Tragic Arrogance *1 Plea for Guidance *1 Mythos of Illuna *1 Idyllic Tutor [/Sorceries] [Instants] *1 Enlightened Tutor *1 Intuition *1 Long-Term Plans [/Instants] [Lands] *1 Arid Mesa *1 Breeding Pool *1 Command Tower *1 Evolving Wilds *1 Exotic Orchard *1 Flooded Strand *3 Forest *1 Frontier Bivouac *1 Hallowed Fountain *1 Island *1 Jetmir&#039;s Garden *1 Jungle Shrine *1 Ketria Triome *1 Krosan Verge *1 Misty Rainforest *2 Mountain *1 Mystic Monastery *1 Path of Ancestry *3 Plains *1 Prismatic Vista *1 Raugrin Triome *1 Sacred Foundry *1 Scalding Tarn *1 Seaside Citadel *1 Spara&#039;s Headquarters *1 Stomping Ground *1 Temple Garden *1 Terramorphic Expanse *1 Windswept Heath *1 Wooded Foothills *1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth [/Lands]"></span></div>  </p>
<h2>Plan B</h2>
<p> The inevitable problem with building around a hidden commander of sorts, however, is that while a normal general begins and ends up in our command zone, hidden commanders do not. Sometimes, we just won’t draw <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> or a tutor for it. Even worse, an opponent might just <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Revoke Existence" href="#" target="_blank">Revoke Existence</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> it as soon as it comes out. <div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Dual Nature Flameshadow Conjuring"></div></div> Our plan B, then, is to essentially function as a classic blink deck. Even without the <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>, we can still rely on effects like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Soulherder" href="#" target="_blank">Soulherder</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Panharmonicon" href="#" target="_blank">Panharmonicon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> to get absurd value off our <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mulldrifter" href="#" target="_blank">Mulldrifter</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>s. We even play two pseudo-<span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>es – <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Flameshadow Conjuring" href="#" target="_blank">Flameshadow Conjuring</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> does exactly what our deck wants to be doing, as does a very silly old card, <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dual Nature" href="#" target="_blank">Dual Nature</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. The fact <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dual Nature" href="#" target="_blank">Dual Nature</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> sees play in barely a thousand decks in the EDHREC database is criminal. Yes, the fact it’s universal makes it extremely risky, but it’s easy enough to get far more value out of it than any of our opponents. Indeed, one of the strengths of the deck is the resilience of this back-up plan; if <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Mirror March" href="#" target="_blank">Mirror March</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is out of the picture, the only truly dead card in the whole deck is <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Krark&#039;s Thumb" href="#" target="_blank">Krark&#039;s Thumb</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>. </p>
<h2>Wrap-Up</h2>
<p> After testing this list both online and in paper a bit, I can easily say it is one of the most fun commander decks I’ve ever played with. Drawing almost your entire deck then spitting out basically every permanent you play onto the battlefield is no rarity. The deck is also relatively powerful, at least at most casual EDH tables; the only time I really saw the deck do literally nothing was when an opponent had an <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines" href="#" target="_blank">Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> as their general. Awkward. That’s all for this episode of <em>Pet Project</em>. Feel free to leave your thoughts, critiques and suggestions for next episode in the comments. Until next time. </p>
<h3><strong>Read more:</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/too-specific-top-10-we-are-legion/?utm_source=edhrec&amp;utm_medium=article_preview">Too-Specific Top 10 - We Are Legion</a></li>
<li><a href="https://edhrec.com/articles/achievement-unlocked-are-cards-banned-in-other-formats-underrated-in-edh/?utm_source=edhrec&amp;utm_medium=article_preview">Achievement Unlocked - Are Cards Banned in Other Formats Underrated in EDH?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://commandersherald.com/architects-and-tinkerers/">Architects and Tinkerers</a></li>
</ul>


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